Salem Witches

17/06/2025

06/02/2025

I've been shooting since I was 11 years old and in that time I've realized that shooting is not always about honesty. Photographers and videographers know the formula for good photography: light, angle, makeup artist, expensive optics. Studio photography is about fantasy.

In reportage photography, if the formula works, it always works crookedly, one-sidedly - there are too many variables. The stage may be low-lighted, the artist may not be in the mood to smile, and the manager may not allow you to get closer to the stage.

Sometimes to get a good reportage shot - there is only a split second and a single opportunity. At the very moment it all comes together, you realize why you're doing all this. But if you didn't have time to press the “ shoot ”, the moment will be lost, no one will repeat the same action two or three times until the photo turns out good.

Reportage is not just the ability to find a composition and create a mood. It is the ability to work with what is. And with truth. And with documentary.

In the end, reportage is always a question: did you catch the moment, or did it catch you?